Re: Event Log

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From: Derek Harmon (loresayer_at_msn.com)
Date: 09/16/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 20:13:51 -0400

"Marathoner" <Marathoner@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:BDF797F7-A0FC-4A3B-BAA2-86243E38F1B9@microsoft.com...
> I am tring to write to a custom event log on a Web Server from a Web Service
: :
> I am currently running on my localhost. I get an error when I check so see
> if the custom event log exists. The error I get is:
>
> Requested registry access is not allowed.

Yes, depending on what identity the Web Service runs under, it's privileges are
limited. In particular, event log access is prohibited by default in the ASP.NET
account. See the sub-topic, "Event log," in the following Microsoft knowledge
base article that explains why:

    http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=317012

Derek Harmon

(P.S., Followup-to microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.aspnet.webservices,
this discussion would probably attract greater interest there.)

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